If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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